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Well that went well! Good luck to Berwick in the final. From Poole's point of view the stars just weren't aligned, and the Bandits were better. No complaints from me.

A hard to call, Wednesday things didn't go Poole's way, but they are a class team with enough experienced riders to deal with the pressure. So providing they get their fair share of luck, I predict a place in the final for the Pirates.

Jordan Jenkins not the end of the world, in fact as suggested on another thread would make a potential swap for Bowes?!*-' Just hope Bomber is on an onit offit cycle cos then he'll be as great as he was on Wednesday.

Assuming you mean Jenkins for Bowes? Yeah I'd go for that

The Bomber scores 13+2 points for the Aces tonight, well why the duck didn't he pull his figure out last night?

I just know there's going to be somebody out there who can explain Cooper's exclusion from heat 14. As usual I was on the apex of 1&2, so had a good view, what I saw was both riders coming through the turns Cooper leading but was looking a little squirrely, Smith then caught him up through turn 2 causing Cooper to fall. It looked clear cut to me Yellow light. Overall a frustrating watch last night, Bomber is inconsistent had a good night on Monday so guess he due a poor one.

Harris going great for Kings Lynn, only lost one point to an opponent, 16 +1 from 6 rides, just need to do it again on Wednesday. Rushen, Zac and Cairns also all had a great night, Lawson seems to have had a tougher time of it. In fact now I've thought about it, a message to those who are forever claiming that the Premiership is some kind of elite league. Check out this evenings results and please explain your argument?!*:??

Cairns comes out on top euro U19s, I'm a fan of Will and believe he'll prove ultimately to be better than Rushen, but granted in the short term Cooper appears to edge it. Control over flair I'm thinking.

Not too rosy on track either it seems, ie blowing a 10 point lead at Redcar.

But more significant than simply points...yes?

So the Championship table so far, in terms of points per meeting:- Poole. 2.33 Plymouth. 1.50 Berwick. 1.33 Glasgow . 1.28 Edinburgh. 1.20 Scunthorpe. 1.14 Redcar. 0.83 Workington. 0.66 Oxford. 0.57 So who will make the playoffs? For me the top three 3 are in it's just a matter of which other team will make the cut...Berwick? Updated 27/06/26

Well have to hope Bomber has one of his better nights, his form does seem to vary from meeting to meeting. But he certainly knows his way around Wimborne Road, and he's always puts the effort in. Poole could really do with a decent win to take back up to Berwick.

Why no Killeen in heat 15? Without Harris being poor Glasgow would really have walked this one.

Vinnie is good entertainment, showed true grit and I wish him all the very best. But imo didn't offer good value at the time Poole let him go, even though many fans thought otherwise.

Looking at tonight's results made me think two things:- * I hope Plymouth stick with Tom Spencer, * Glad Poole dropped Rowe and kept Kerr, Plus congratulations Workington good to get some points on the board, note Vinnie's not exactly pulling up stumps, so many people posting to keep him at Poole as I remember?!*:?

Me too, interesting match up, I've got both these teams down for league playoff places.

I find it hard to see the great destination people are making between the leagues. The Premiership can hardly be described as an elite league, in a very real sense it's the Championships with a sprinkling of elite riders.

So we hear people complain week after week about Wimborne Road, the track prep, gate & go, etc. Yet you still do have opposition riders who come down and are very competitive. Part of the lack of overtaking is inevitable with a strong team like Poole, because opposition can't catch them let alone overtake. Lawson, Harris, Scott, Rushen and others all manage to overtake afterall. Wimborne Road's layout, track width, & surface may not be the most conducive to overtaking of the leagues tracks, but I don't think it's the worst either. Maybe the Pirates Team dominance has something to do with all the criticism?

Some riders were weary at the start granted, the heat times were fast, and the track improved as the evening went on. Edinburgh were pitiful end of! A long drive home for the Monarchs team.

Not so much a poor Monarchs side, more about a pitiful performance Vs a very strong Poole team. Kerr is really stepping up this season, remember all his critics last year? Lawson really coming back on song, Zac fast as ever, Kyle doing a great job, the turbo twins doing what they do, and Fraser putting his all into the job while coming back from injuries plus a bit of a mechanical, What's to criticise?

Cluff is racing,

Morgan Williams seems an odd choice, from the little I've found on him, 28yrs old last year rode for Plymouth II this year no apparent team for 26. The Morgan Williams Racing page makes dismal reading, the first lines reads something like "had a diabolical weekend, best forgotten etc" Surely there was a more promising rider available?

Looking at the current team GSAs, Poole at 45+ do have a 4 point advantage over Edinburgh. So good on paper at least, we'll see tonight how they match up on track weather permitting.(Looking hopeful on my phone). Can somebody explain why Cairns isn't also in the main team as his GSA is now higher than Bowes'?

Fair comment, but....,..Pirates are quite capable of aggregate win.

But is this forum the place the promote the sport?